Following the death of Pope Pius XII in 1958, Roncalli was elected Pope, to his great surprise.

Following the recognition of Bangladesh by Pakistan in 1974, Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, as an unanticiptable surprise, sent Shah Azizur Rahman, to lead a Bangladeshi delegation to the international meeting of the Organisation of the Islamic Conference ( OIC, now the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation ) held in Lahore.

Following the restoration of the capital of the Republic of Korea to its President and before the Seoul area was free of enemy activity, General Marquat, completely disregarding his own safety, toured the region by vehicle to obtain first-hand information vital to planning effective anti-aircraft installations necessary to forestall surprise enemy air attacks.

Following independence, aged 25 and to his own surprise he was appointed first as provisional Minister of Internal affairs and soon afterwards as Minister of Labour.

Following the surprise Conservative victory in 1970, a suitable Lord Chancellor had to be found-this was Quintin McGarel Hogg who was given the necessary peerage, removing him from the Commons and making him a member of the Lords.

Following the surprise belated success of " Get Ready For This " in the US, the " best of " was heavily promoted there but only managed no.

Following the 1973 surprise attack, this excessive focus on fast striking offensive armour left the IDF temporarily without adequate defensive capability.

Following India's surprise nuclear test, codenamed Smiling Buddha in 1974, the first confirmed nuclear test by a nation outside the permanent five members of the United Nations Security Council, the goal to develop nuclear weapons received considerable impetus.

Following up on the surprise success of their breakthrough singles " Ball and Chain " and " Story of My Life ", Somewhere Between Heaven and Hell became a popular album and received positive reviews from music critics.

Following that race he was a surprise phone-in guest on Tony Stewart's radio talk show.

Following a surprise nomination of Oleksandr Moroz from the Socialist Party of Ukraine as the Rada speaker and his subsequent election late on 6 July with the support of the Party of Regions, the " Orange coalition " collapsed ( Poroshenko had withdrawn his candidacy and had urged Moroz to do the same on 7 July ).

Following the tournament motto " Anything can happen ", Myanmar, under coach Ivan Kolev emerged as the surprise, holding defending champions Thailand to a draw and beating Malaysia on their own turf.

Following orders of Edward Rydz-Śmigły, Polish forces took Augustów from Lithuanians in a surprise attack on August 28.

Following the surprise attack on Pearl Harbor in December 1941, Rankin expressed his strong abhorrence against Japanese Americans.

Following Smithson's surprise victory over Garrels, one press account noted :" J. C. Garrels, the great University of Michigan athlete, was regarded as unbeatable in this event by the members of the American team, and Smithson's feat of beating him by two yards is something which must mark him as perhaps the greatest athlete turned out in America this season.

Following a surprise victory at the Battle of Trenton early in the morning of December 26, 1776, General George Washington of the Continental Army and his council of war expected a strong British counter-attack.

Following the SCCRC's decision on 28 June 2007 to refer the case back for a second appeal, Köchler expressed surprise at the focus of the Commission's review and its apparent bias in favour of the judicial establishment:

Following her appearance in the erotic film, Different Strokes: The Story of Jack and Jill ... and Jill, Plato appeared on the cover of the lesbian lifestyle magazine Girlfriends in 1998.

Following his Ed Sullivan appearance, Jones signed a contract with Ward Sylvester of Screen Gems ( then the television division of Columbia Pictures ).

Following the death of Grateful Dead frontman Jerry Garcia in the summer of 1995 and the appearance of " Down With Disease " on Beavis and Butthead, the band experienced a surge in the growth of their fan base and an increased awareness in popular culture.

Following the Teletubbies ' appearance in New York City, they went on their first live European tour, performing shows in London, Paris, Bremen, Darmstadt, Halle ( Saale ), Hamburg, Köln, and Hannover.

Following a public appearance in 1974, after which unflattering photographs were published, Crawford withdrew from public life and became more and more reclusive until her death in 1977.

Following this Binoche secured her first feature film appearance with a minor role in Pascal Kané's Liberty Belle ( 1983 ).

Following Hartman's murder on May 28, 1998, the character was retired, making his final appearance in the tenth season in " Bart the Mother ".

Following the 1938 Our Gang short Came the Brawn, McFarland " retired " from Our Gang, beginning a personal appearance tour.

Following the 1974 election, the FN was obscured by the appearance of the Party of New Forces ( PFN ), founded by FN dissidents ( largely from the ON ).

Following their victory over the Flames, the Canucks then went on to defeat both the Dallas Stars and Toronto Maple Leafs ( both in five games ) en route to the franchise's second Stanley Cup Finals appearance.

Following rumours and a marked change in his appearance, it was confirmed in July 2004 that Paisley had been undergoing tests for an undisclosed illness and in 2005 Ian Paisley, Jr. confirmed that his father had been gravely ill. Paisley himself later admitted that he had " walked in death's shadow.

Following Rhoda, Kavner had a guest appearance on Taxi and appeared in the 1985 comedy Bad Medicine as well as the 1987 film Surrender, both of which were box office failures.

It has been used frequently on the band's releases and merchandise ever since. Following the Static Age sessions the Misfits began a shift in songwriting and appearance, with Danzig writing more songs inspired by B horror and science fiction films.

Following their appearance at the All Tomorrows Parties festival, the New York Times reported that Shields was planning to complete the unfinished album: " I realized that all that stuff I was doing in 1996 and 1997 was a lot better than I thought.

Following his final guest appearance on SNL on October 25, 1997, Farley's hoarse voice, continual perspiration and flushed skin were the subject of public scrutiny.

Following her appearance on the show, Fishel became a spokesperson for NutriSystem.

Following his appearance in Josephine and Men, John and Roy Boulting turned again to Le Mesurier and cast him as a psychiatrist in their 1956 Second World War film, Private's Progress, in a cast that featured a number of leading British actors of this period, such as Ian Carmichael, Richard Attenborough, Dennis Price and Terry-Thomas.

Following the success of this performance, Ballard received requests for newspaper and television interviews, including an appearance on the local Detroit talk show The David Diles Show.

Following this appearance, on April 6, 2009, federal prosecutors denied all allegations of fabrications in the motion.

Following the ad's appearance in several gaming magazines, more negative news came out of Ion Storm, fuelling distaste for the game whose release was pushed back.

Following her national television appearance, Rimes made a number of appearances on Johnnie High's Country Music Revue in Arlington, Texas, which garnered the attention of national talent scouts.

Following the death of Gustavus II Adolphus ( 1594 – 1632 ) the nation was determined never having to repeat the embarrassment experienced when Stockholm, still medieval in character, caused hesitation on whether to invite foreign statesmen for fear the lamentable appearance might undermine the nation's authority.

Following his appearance in the stage adaptation of When Harry Met Sally, Perry was asked to reprise his role as Dylan McKay in a guest appearance on 90210.

Following his appearance, transcripts and live stream footage were released on the Internet and widely watched and discussed.